Last Word Reading Series presents a celebration of the new issue of Ambush Review, with a poetry reading by Sharon Coleman, Paris Blinks, Kim Shuck, Clouds Running In, José Luis Gutiérrez, A World Less Away, and Bob Booker, poet and co-editor of Ambush Review, plus open reading, hosts include Dale Jensen and Grace Grafton, support the series by ordering dinner or a drink, Nefeli Caffe, 1854 Euclid Avenue, near Hearst, Berkeley, 7:00 (venue: 510/841-6374)

Sixteen Rivers Press presents a poetry reading by Gillian Wegener reading from her new book, This Sweet Haphazard, and Erin Rodoni reading from her new book, Body, In Good Light, Point Reyes Books, 11315 State Route 1, Point Reyes Station, free, 7:00 (415/663-1542, www.ptreyesbooks.com)

KRCB-PBS TV broadcast of Ferlinghetti: A Rebirth of Wonder, a documentary by filmmaker and photographer Christopher Felver on the best-selling poet of the modern era, featuring newsclips and interviews with writers and artists including Billy Collins, Michael McClure, and Dave Eggers, check your local listings, KRCB is based in Cotati/Rohnert Park but the broadcast is available throughout the Bay Area and North Bay on channel 22, 9:30 (www.krcb.org)

Ridgeway Press presents fiction writer and author Brian Smith, reading and celebrating the release of his new book, Spent Saints & Other Stories, and a poetry reading by Peter Kline and Brittany Perham; eleven one-minute films based on each of Brian Smith's linked narratives will be screened along with the first episode of a web series based on the book, Bazaar Café, 5927 California Street, San Francisco, free, 6:00 (415/831-5620, www.bazaarcafe.com)

Tuesdays at North Beach, a weekly poetry series celebrating international poets and showcasing local talent, presents a reading by Andrena Zawinski and Adrian Arias, curated by Jack Hirschman, North Beach Branch Library, 850 Columbus Avenue, San Francisco, 6:30 (415/522-8602, www.friendssfpl.org/events/tuesdays-at-north-beach.html)

A rare Bay Area poetry reading by B.H. Fairchild, The Blue Buick: New and Selected Poems, and Art of the Lathe, finalist for the National Book Award in Poetry, Berkeley Public Library North Branch, 1170 The Alameda, Berkeley, 6:00-7:30 (510/981-6250, www.berkeleypubliclibrary.org)

Artist, editor, graphic designer Barbara Alexandra Szerlip presents The Man Who Designed the Future: Norman Bel Geddes and the invention of Twentieth-Century America, on the life and work of Norman Bel Geddes, City Lights Books, 261 Columbus Avenue, San Francisco, free, 7:00 (415/362-8193, www.citylights.com)

Joan Frank reads from her new novel, All the News I Need, about a lonely, sharp-tongued widow and a painfully shy gay man, winner of the Juniper Prize for Fiction, Mrs. Dalloway's Literary and Garden Arts, 2904 College Avenue, Berkeley, free, 7:30 (510/704-8222, www.mrsdalloways.com/events/joan-frank)

On the Road: Dana Gioia's 58-California County Tour: Reading and discussion by California Poet Laureate Dana Gioia, 99 Poems: New and Selected, book sale and signing follows, joined by San Francisco County Poetry Out Loud champions, high school students Julieta Fuentes Roll and San Francisco County Poetry Out Loud Coordinator Margo Perin, Mechanics' Institute, 57 Post Street, San Francisco, register online for tickets: free for members and free for Poetry Flash readers and friends if you register online under "Friends of Poetry Out Loud," $15 for general public, 6:30 (415/393-0101, www.milibrary.org/events/california-poet-laureate-dana-gioia-apr-19-2017)

SMC Creative Writing Reading Series features a reading by novelist Joyce Maynard, her forthcoming memoir is The Best of Us, she is founder of the Lake Atitlan Writers' Workshop, St. Mary's College, Hagerty Lounge, De La Salle Hall, 1928 St. Mary's Road, Moraga, free, 7:30 (925/631-4000, www.stmarys-ca.edu)

The Holloway Series in Poetry presents a reading by poet and editor Morgan Parker, There Are More Beautiful Things Than Beyoncé, Other People's Comfort Keeps Me Up at Night, and more, open to the public, UC Berkeley, Hearst Field Annex D37, free, 6:30 (510/642-3467, hollowayreadingseries.wordpress.com/about-2)

Third Thursday Poetry & Jazz Improv Reading Series features Charlie Getter, hosted by blake more, reading begins with live jazz by local musicians and an open mic with jazz accompaniment, 215 Main Pub, 215 Main Street, Point Arena, free, 7:00 (707/884-9189, blake@snakelyone.com, www.facebook.com/215Main)

Coastside Poetry presents Writers' Night: A Two-Part Event, come for Part One at 5:30 to write on the theme "Love: Lost and Found" or any topic you wish, bring paper and pencil or computer; you are also welcome to bring food, Part Two at 7:00 begins for a traditional open reading night, read your short stories or poems or simply listen, songs or pieces by favorite poets are also welcome, read one piece in two rounds, Half Moon Bay Odd Fellows Hall, 526 Main Street, Half Moon Bay, free, Part One: 5:30, Part Two: 7:00 (650/712-0718, www.hmb-ioof.org)

Marin Poetry Center presents a Workshop with April Ossmann, former executive director of Alice James Books, author, and poet, her forthcoming book is Event Boundaries, she will discuss how to choose which poems to include in a manuscript, how to decide what order they should appear in, and how to research and target possible publishers for your book, followed by a shared lunch, located in a private home in Novato, $100, 10:00 a.m.-1:00 (register with Francesca Bell at events@marinpoetrycenter.org)

Tuesdays at North Beach, a weekly poetry series celebrating international poets and showcasing local talent, presents a reading by Barbara Paschke and Neeli Cherekovski, curated by Jack Hirschman, North Beach Branch Library, 850 Columbus Avenue, San Francisco, 6:30 (415/522-8602, www.friendssfpl.org/events/tuesdays-at-north-beach.html)

Musician and poet Damon Krukowski discusses his new book, The New Analog: Listening and Reconnecting in a Digital World, City Lights Books, 261 Columbus Avenue, San Francisco, free, 7:00 (415/362-8193, www.citylights.com)

David Shapiro reads from and celebrates his new poetry collection, In Memory of an Angel, packed with art history, architecture, literature, and Jewish identity themes, City Lights Books, 261 Columbus Avenue, San Francisco, free, 7:00 (415/362-8193, www.citylights.com)

SF Swagslam open mic and poetry slam every last Saturday of the month, all ages welcome, Two Jacks Nik's Place, 401 Haight Street, San Francisco, free, event runs 5:00-8:00, sign up at 5:30, show 6:00 (415/431-6290, www.twojacksniksplace.com)